We let visionary digital artist Android Jones (Andrew to his mum) lead the way this issue, giving him charge of the ImagineFX cover, whilst inside he explains his new rules of digital art - an inside peek at Android’s unique approach to his singular art.

Loic Zimmermann loosens up his painting for a stylistic portrait workshop, and Nicole Cardiff uses her traditional skills to paint a cloaked hero. We've also collected more great art tips and tricks in our monthly Q&A section, Marco Mazzoni's sci-fi imagery gets the Artist Portfolio treatment, and this month's DVD holds over 240 photo and texture references, has loads of video tutorial assets, and trial software to get you started. Enjoy!